10 Beauty Products Every Bride Should Have
As a Professional Wedding Makeup Artist and Hairstylist with over 20 years Bridal Experience, long lasting products and techniques are my forté. Helping brides look and feel their best throughout the day, long after I have left is really important! You want to look beautiful, fresh and camera-ready even after you’ve tossed the bouquet or cut the cake.
If you have planned well, you will already have a good quality, trained, professional hair & makeup artist sorted to make you and your bridal party look perfect. If not, contact Ali to schedule your FREE 10 Minute Phone Consultation.
Or, maybe you have already sorted out some professional photographic friendly products to ‘DIY it’ (FYI – most commercial lines are not suitable for photos).
But what about for touch-ups throughout the day to ensure you look great even by the end of the night?
Here is a list of things you will need to keep on standby…
1. A pressed powder
Make sure it is photography friendly, otherwise it can make you look pale in photos. It can either be translucent (no colour at all and generally looks white in it’s compact, but actually has no colour on the face) or you can get coloured powders to match your skin.
Powder will stop shine and prevent you looking oily in photos. Don’t forget a brush or powder puff to apply it with.
2. Lip COlor
This can either be a lipstick, lipstain, lip gloss, or whatever lip colour you prefer. As long as it has a little bit of colour, it will keep your lips looking fresh in all the photos. Lip colour will likely be the only thing to need touching up if you book with Ali, Long Island Makeup and Hair
3. Professional photo-friendly foundation or concealer
You might not actually need this through the day, but it’s good to have just in case. You must make sure it’s a professional product though, otherwise you risk the pale and pastey look in photos. Your Makeup Artist will be sure to teach you the proper application and products.
4. Hairspray
Some days the wind is ruthless and fly-aways do just that, fly away. A good hair lacquer will help conquer this potential problem. Having a Pro style your do’ insures that you will have the best quality products, but it’s not a bad idea to keep a small can on hand in the bridal suite.
5. Bobby pins
Curls can escape, especially if the wind rips them out. So, bring some pins just in case you need to fix any escapees. Ali will give a bunch of these to the bridesmaids, just in case.
6. Tissues
If you’re a cryer you may need to catch the tears before they smear. And if you are not quick enough, you’ll need a tissue to fix the mess. Though your makeup done by Ali, Long Island Makeup and Hair is designed to last, it is recommended that you dab or blot your tears or perspiration rather than wipe or rub. Be gentle to your beautiful face!
7. Mini Sewing kit
It seems inevitable, but somehow along the way, someone’s dress needs a quick mending. A loose button, or a damaged hem, is an easy fix if you have some basic sewing items handy.
8. Blotting paper
For those with oily skin and break-through shine, use this before or even instead of adding powder. This should minimize powder touch ups. The less powder touch ups you need, the less cakey your makeup will look later in the night.
9. Bandaids
Sometimes wedding shoes are not as dreamy as their big day is, so good quality fabric bandaids are a life saver. They are also great as nipple covers for those dresses that show more than they should.
10. Cotton Swabs (Q-tips)
These little lifesavers can help with a number of mishaps.
With good quality makeup products in the first place, you may not need a touch-up kit at all, but you can never be too cautious. So, always best to be prepared.
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